Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply?


I see these inexpensive DACs on ASR that get great reviews, but people say they're not that good because of a weak power supply. Is this mostly true? Does a DAC sound better with an overkill power supply?

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Someone else mentioned the RME ADI 2fs DAC with its SMPS, and although it does sound really good stock, adding a Teddy Pardo LS (also mentioned by someone else) does improve things. On the RME it added some weight and expanded the stage.

Does a DAC power supply matter?  Yes.  I have an MSB Discrete DAC. It comes with a single external power supply, but they recommend 2.  I thought that the DAC sounded good, but when I added the separate Premier Power Base, it kicked the DAC’s performance up to a new level.  Its hard to describe, but everything sounded more “forceful.”

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